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. >> woodruff: then, margaret warner reports on the pentagon's moves to deal with the growing outrage over sexual assaults in the military-- a problem the secretary of defense said today he will do everything necessary to fix. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. plus, a special report with our own macneil and lehrer on covering the watergate hearings. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments, we're going to bring you the entire proceedings in the first day of the senate watergate hearings. >> we are running it all each day because we think these hearings are important. we are doing this as an experiment to give you the whole story, however many hours it may take. >> woodruff: 40 years after the scandal that brought down an american president. robert macneil and jim lehrer reflect on watergate's legacy and the gavel-to-gavel coverage that gave rise to the program you're watching tonight. >> public television was doing something that commercial networks, for all their brilliance in news, wouldn't and couldn't do. >> that was before there were things
. >> woodruff: then, margaret warner reports on the pentagon's moves to deal with the growing outrage over sexual assaults in the military-- a problem the secretary of defense said today he will do everything necessary to fix. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. plus, a special report with our own macneil and lehrer on covering the watergate hearings. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments, we're going to bring you the entire proceedings...
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a pentagon study in may found that an estimated 26,000 troops said they were sexually assaulted last year, but only 3,400 attacks were reported. at a june hearing, democratic senator kirsten gillibrand of new york argued victims have little reason to expect fair treatment. >> not all commanders are objective. not every single commander necessarily wants women in the force; not every single commander believes what a sexual assault is; not every single single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape because they merge all of these crimes together. >> brown: gillibrand, and her 46 legislative co-sponsors in the senate want sexual assault cases handled entirely outside the chain of command. the senate armed services committee has rejected that approach, in favor of one offered its chairman, carl levin of michigan. it keeps prosecutions within the chain of command. today, the director of the joint staff, lieutenant general curtis scaparrotti, said there's ample opportunity for victims to be heard. >> our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines know that today there's a
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the pentagon has completed that review. with me now is deputy secretary of defense ashton carter who led it. welcome to the program. >> good to be here suarez: before we talk dollars and cents earlier in the program we talkd about the closure of foreign missions, the evacuation of american personnel. we've been pounding... the united states has been pounding al qaeda in the arabian peninsula from the air for years. how come they're still so able to launch attacks against american interests and assets. >> we have been pounding them for years. but we're taking the situation we face right now very seriously. you see that in the posture that we have. this problem of terrorism, you know, al qaeda and so forth, is something that is going to be part of our strategic future. that's one of the things we considered in the review. as long as there's human society. now there's always going to be the problem of the few against the many. so those of us who have the responsibility for security are always going to need to be concerned abou
the pentagon has completed that review. with me now is deputy secretary of defense ashton carter who led it. welcome to the program. >> good to be here suarez: before we talk dollars and cents earlier in the program we talkd about the closure of foreign missions, the evacuation of american personnel. we've been pounding... the united states has been pounding al qaeda in the arabian peninsula from the air for years. how come they're still so able to launch attacks against american...
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mark, you've seen the pentagon's self-reporting on this. does that 26,000 unreported assaults a year look like a solid number? where does it come from? >> it's an extrapolated number from anonymous phone surveys done by the pentagon of military people so it's sort of squishy to begin with. what's particularly striking about the number, of course, is from 2010 to twelve that number grew by 35% whereas the hard number, the number of cases actually brought forward by people complaining about sexual assaults in the military only went up by roughly 6% from 3,200 to 3,400. so even though they are getting more reports those that are unreported are going up even faster. >> suarez: a number of unreported cases nine times larger than the number of reported cases, is that bigger than the service chiefs realized? >> i think it's bigger than what you see in the civilian world where the proportion of reported is an order or two bigger than what you see in the military. but this is not a new problem. this is a long standing problem. i was on this show 16
mark, you've seen the pentagon's self-reporting on this. does that 26,000 unreported assaults a year look like a solid number? where does it come from? >> it's an extrapolated number from anonymous phone surveys done by the pentagon of military people so it's sort of squishy to begin with. what's particularly striking about the number, of course, is from 2010 to twelve that number grew by 35% whereas the hard number, the number of cases actually brought forward by people complaining about...
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>> well, i think he -- the pentagon scrambling to figure out how it should respond. they're realizing this is a systemic problem not an isolated case-by-case that they have a real difficulty here in prosecuting, identifying sexual assault cases, handling victims, 18 people feel comfortable with reporting these sort of crimes so what he did last night is he announced that the pentagon is going to retrain, rescreen, recredential all 9,000 sexual assault prevention officers in the military as well as 20,000 recruiters. and i think the attempt to s to make sure no other people with problematic backgrounds are in those jobs. >> warner: you reported that military recruiters there have been problems involving them and very young women. >> there was a case in maryland where an army recruiter was involved in a murder/suicide with a young woman. he was recruiting her for the army. there was a case in alaska just this month where someone was found guilty in a marine -- and the marine jury gave him no jail time and the pentagon doesn't track these cases in terms of statistics so
>> well, i think he -- the pentagon scrambling to figure out how it should respond. they're realizing this is a systemic problem not an isolated case-by-case that they have a real difficulty here in prosecuting, identifying sexual assault cases, handling victims, 18 people feel comfortable with reporting these sort of crimes so what he did last night is he announced that the pentagon is going to retrain, rescreen, recredential all 9,000 sexual assault prevention officers in the military...
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for the latest details, we turn to ernesto londono, who covers the pentagon for the "washington post." thanks for joining us. today has been a day full of "whys" and "hows." let's start with the how. how do we know he gained access to this installation which is considered to be very sdmur >> right. the answer on that different appears to be pretty straightforward and that is he was working there. he had a legitimate need to be in that building based on the work he was doing as a subcontractor for the department. the broader question that people are raising is in light of all the troubling information that we found in just a few hours-- and you can find easily by a simple google search-- what this man given his security clearance and a military badge that gave him unfeter access to a security facility. >> ifill: did we get to the the bottom of any of those questions today? >> not substantively. i think people at the pentagon are determined to do a wholesale review of access at installations worldwide and there's a huge interest in trying to figure out whether the -- the mechanisms we h
for the latest details, we turn to ernesto londono, who covers the pentagon for the "washington post." thanks for joining us. today has been a day full of "whys" and "hows." let's start with the how. how do we know he gained access to this installation which is considered to be very sdmur >> right. the answer on that different appears to be pretty straightforward and that is he was working there. he had a legitimate need to be in that building based on the...
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i just met with all the chiefs of the service this is afternoon our senior commanders at the pentagon, went around the table, talked to them. what has been done? what hadn't been done? a tremendous amount has been done. now, obviously not enough. but a tremendous amount has been done to assure the safety and security, whether it's the access to bases, whether it's the physical safety and security of bases, whether it's the credentialing process. much, much, has been done. obviously we need to do more and we will. it will i.g. report that just came out on monday i haven't seen it yet. it's in my office and we'll review it. >> woodruff: but you're saying the new reports that you're commissioning are going to get more attention than those did? >> well, not to minimize the attention they got. they got a lot of attention, .dy things are much, much better today as a result of what occurred, the 79 recommendations that came out of ford hood. now, the new commission that we're going forward with-- there will be three, an independent outside and inside-- we'll look at everything. we'll go back
i just met with all the chiefs of the service this is afternoon our senior commanders at the pentagon, went around the table, talked to them. what has been done? what hadn't been done? a tremendous amount has been done. now, obviously not enough. but a tremendous amount has been done to assure the safety and security, whether it's the access to bases, whether it's the physical safety and security of bases, whether it's the credentialing process. much, much, has been done. obviously we need to...
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is the pentagon one of those uncutable agencies? >> well, the pentagon has seen its share of cuts. it's to the getting all of its money back. it's getting half of its money back this year. but there's also a commission dedicated to military pay and benefits which s you know, we talk about social security, that's almost nothing compared to cutting the benefits of our active duty an retired militarimen. and that commission is supposed to report next year. because entitlements, you know, retirement and health care is eating the pentagon alive as it is in so many other parts of the country. >> ifill: if this stays in place, is there any way to calculate how much the average retiree would have to pay extra? >> it's not-- it's what they don't get. so -- >> a little backwards. >> yes so, they would-- this year, for example, the cost-of-living increase was 1.5%. they would have seen a .5% increase instead of a 1.5% increase. and it can add up to real money. the union that represents military officers has said that this could be a hit of like 7 o-- $70,000, $100,000 if are you in that sort
is the pentagon one of those uncutable agencies? >> well, the pentagon has seen its share of cuts. it's to the getting all of its money back. it's getting half of its money back this year. but there's also a commission dedicated to military pay and benefits which s you know, we talk about social security, that's almost nothing compared to cutting the benefits of our active duty an retired militarimen. and that commission is supposed to report next year. because entitlements, you know,...
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among other things, he is likely to face questions about the pentagon's looming budget crisis. automatic spending cuts set to take effect march 1 mean the defense department will have to find $52 billion in savings this year and half a trillion dollars over the next decade. newshour correspondent kwame holman reports. >> holman: outgoing defense secretary leon panetta recently sounded the alarm at the prospect of looming budget cuts. >> the most immediate threat to our ability to achieve our mission is fiscal uncertainty. >> holman: that damage could be felt soon. thousands of the pentagon's civilian employees will face furloughs and reduced paychecks as early as april, according to deputy secretary of defense ashton carter. >> so if the new secretary is confirmed by march 1, the first fight, before he even finds the men's room at the pentagon, is going to be, how do i negotiate with the congress on behalf of my interests in the bigger context of the budget? >> holman: gordon adams was the top white house budget official for national security during the clinton administration,
among other things, he is likely to face questions about the pentagon's looming budget crisis. automatic spending cuts set to take effect march 1 mean the defense department will have to find $52 billion in savings this year and half a trillion dollars over the next decade. newshour correspondent kwame holman reports. >> holman: outgoing defense secretary leon panetta recently sounded the alarm at the prospect of looming budget cuts. >> the most immediate threat to our ability to...
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and the pentagon have both had programs in yemen. so there's been a certain redundancy in these operations and what we've -- what we heard both the president say yesterday and other aides to the president talk about on background was this need to sort of shift more of the resources to the pentagon. although it should be pointed out that the c.i.a.'s not entirely giving up its part or its aspect of the drone program. >> brown: so what would this mean for the c.i.a. in terms of how hard it would be to transition back to more of an intelligence-gathering from what i gather has really developed into more of a paramilitary service. >> right. so for nearly 12 years, the c.i.a. has been in many ways almost singularly focused on counterterrorism capturing, killing, interrogating. and these are very paramilitary functions that the c.i.a. has been deeply involved in. this is maybe just the beginning of a shift back towards more traditional espionage operations and also the strategic analysis that the c.i.a. has done in the past. now, as i writ
and the pentagon have both had programs in yemen. so there's been a certain redundancy in these operations and what we've -- what we heard both the president say yesterday and other aides to the president talk about on background was this need to sort of shift more of the resources to the pentagon. although it should be pointed out that the c.i.a.'s not entirely giving up its part or its aspect of the drone program. >> brown: so what would this mean for the c.i.a. in terms of how hard it...
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if confirmed, the former pentagon lawyer will succeed janet napolitano who stepped down in august. international researchers now say air pollution is a more serious cause of cancer than passive cigarette smoke. the cancer agency of the world health organization made that declaration today. it's the first time it has classified air pollution in its entirety as causing cancer, even though the risk to individuals is low. new jersey elected newark mayor cory booker to be the state's net u.s. senator. in the special election, the 44- year-old democrat won 55% of the vote to republican steve lonegan's 44%. booker will finish out the term of senator frank lautenberg, who died in office in june. he spoke last night to crowds of his supporters in newark. >> too many people are forgetting that the lines that divide us are nothing compare to those ties that bind us. it forgets, this cynical attitude forgets the idea that ideal, the truth that we are all in this together. >> woodruff: we'll talk with senator-elect booker right after the news summary. more than 60 people were killed in a fresh
if confirmed, the former pentagon lawyer will succeed janet napolitano who stepped down in august. international researchers now say air pollution is a more serious cause of cancer than passive cigarette smoke. the cancer agency of the world health organization made that declaration today. it's the first time it has classified air pollution in its entirety as causing cancer, even though the risk to individuals is low. new jersey elected newark mayor cory booker to be the state's net u.s....
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama today tapped former pentagon official jeh johnson-- a key architect of counter-terrorism policy-- to be the next secretary of homeland security. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, a closer look at a skull-- nearly two million years old-- that could up-end what we know about the evolution of the human species. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks >> the first exploration outside of africa. and that's pretty mind blowing. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze a very full week of news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made pos
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama today tapped former pentagon official jeh johnson-- a key architect of counter-terrorism policy-- to be the next secretary of homeland security. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, a closer look at a skull-- nearly two million years old-- that could up-end what we know about the evolution of the human species. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks >> the first...
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meanwhile, the pentagon has launched three separate reviews into the rampage. they'll focus mainly on the navy yard's security and employee clearance process. we'll have more on the mental health angle, later in the program. >> ifill: government troops in kenya spent this day combing nairobi's westgate mall, making sure the site is finally secure after a four-day battle. the confirmed death toll stood at 72, but the somali militant group behind the assault al- shabaab claimed nearly twice that many had died. we have a report from lindsey hilsum of "independent television news." >> reporter: the bomb squad and their sniffer dogs prepared to go into west gate. the siege is over but there may be booby traps or unexploded grenades lying in the rubble. this amateur footage shows the collapsed four story car park. it's not yet clear why it caved in yesterday but it seems that was how the siege ended, with the terrorists buried underneath. the red cross says 71 people are still missing but the government maintains there were very few, if any, civilians left inside. >>
meanwhile, the pentagon has launched three separate reviews into the rampage. they'll focus mainly on the navy yard's security and employee clearance process. we'll have more on the mental health angle, later in the program. >> ifill: government troops in kenya spent this day combing nairobi's westgate mall, making sure the site is finally secure after a four-day battle. the confirmed death toll stood at 72, but the somali militant group behind the assault al- shabaab claimed nearly twice...
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the pentagon gave a grim assessment of u.s. intervention options in syria, warning any military involvement would come at a great cost and risk. a new wave of street clashes in egypt killed at least nine people at a muslim brotherhood sit-in near the main campus of cairo university. and the world finally got its first glimpse of the new royal heir as prince william and his wife kate left a london hospital. >> brown: online, some advice on getting an edge in the job interview process. kwame holman has more. >> holman: in a tight job market, it's all about how you stand out to employers. in our "ask the headhunter" column today, find out how "talking shop" distinguishes you from other candidates. that and much more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll have a newsmaker interview with senate majority leader harry reid. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> ma
the pentagon gave a grim assessment of u.s. intervention options in syria, warning any military involvement would come at a great cost and risk. a new wave of street clashes in egypt killed at least nine people at a muslim brotherhood sit-in near the main campus of cairo university. and the world finally got its first glimpse of the new royal heir as prince william and his wife kate left a london hospital. >> brown: online, some advice on getting an edge in the job interview process....
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the pentagon announced today two detainees at guantanamo have been transferred to their native saudi arabia. the men had been held at the cuban facility since 2002. no charges were ever filed against them. u.s. military documents allege one of the detainees was an al qaeda courier and both fought in afghanistan. president obama has pledged to shut down guantanamo, but has faced strong resistance from congress. the u.s. is boosting maritime aid to southeast asian countries, as tensions grow with china. secretary of state john kerry pledged more than $32 million, to help protect territorial waters in the south china sea. four countries have competing claims with china. during meetings with officials in vietnam, kerry did take the opportunity to criticize chinese moves in the east china sea, where they're setting up an air defense zone. >> the united states does not recognize that zone and does not accept it. china's announcement will not change how the united states conducts military operations in the region. this is a concern about which we have been very, very candid and we have been
the pentagon announced today two detainees at guantanamo have been transferred to their native saudi arabia. the men had been held at the cuban facility since 2002. no charges were ever filed against them. u.s. military documents allege one of the detainees was an al qaeda courier and both fought in afghanistan. president obama has pledged to shut down guantanamo, but has faced strong resistance from congress. the u.s. is boosting maritime aid to southeast asian countries, as tensions grow with...
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saga and a debate about whether his actions were justified between daniel ellsberg, who leaked the "pentagon papers," and former attorney general michael mukasey. >> brown: then, we examine some good news about dementia, as two studies in europe show plummeting rates of disease, and sharper minds among the elderly. >> ifill: judy woodruff looks at the bitter standoff between walmart and washington, d.c.'s city council, part of a widening fight over paying workers a living wage. >> brown: from the asian nation of myanmar: kira kay has the story of land grabs, as government authorities seize property long tilled by farmers. >> on january 31st, mya hlaing came home to find an eviction notice nailed to his wall. for mya hlaing and his neighbors, it meant they would have to move out in two weeks, or face jail. >> ifill: and wyoming politics takes center stage as liz cheney, daughter of the former vice president, decides to challenge a sitting republican senator. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> supported by the john
saga and a debate about whether his actions were justified between daniel ellsberg, who leaked the "pentagon papers," and former attorney general michael mukasey. >> brown: then, we examine some good news about dementia, as two studies in europe show plummeting rates of disease, and sharper minds among the elderly. >> ifill: judy woodruff looks at the bitter standoff between walmart and washington, d.c.'s city council, part of a widening fight over paying workers a living...
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pentagon officials say the spotlight put on the problem this year has made victims more willing to come forward. on wall street today, it was a quiet close to christmas week. the dow jones industrial average slipped a point to close at 16,478. the nasdaq fell ten points to close at 4,156. for the week, the dow gained 1.6%. the nasdaq rose 1.3%. still to come on the "newshour": the deadly blast in the heart of beirut; political turmoil for turkey's prime minister; a look at economic inequality and mobility in america; mark shields and michael gerson on the year's political news. plus, songs celebrating a beautiful africa. >> woodruff: now to lebanon, where a prominent politician and others were killed in a bomb attack today. hari sreenivasan reports. >> sreenivasan: the powerful blast shook buildings in central beirut this morning and left what looked like the aftermath of a battle. a lebanese t.v. channel captured the eerie silence in the streets moments after the explosion hit. plumes of smoke rose from flaming cars, as shaken residents tried to make sense of what had happened. >> ( tr
pentagon officials say the spotlight put on the problem this year has made victims more willing to come forward. on wall street today, it was a quiet close to christmas week. the dow jones industrial average slipped a point to close at 16,478. the nasdaq fell ten points to close at 4,156. for the week, the dow gained 1.6%. the nasdaq rose 1.3%. still to come on the "newshour": the deadly blast in the heart of beirut; political turmoil for turkey's prime minister; a look at economic...
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troops left iraq, its government is battling sunni muslim extremists, and now the pentagon is sending over fire power to help in the fight. hari sreenivasan reports. >> reporter: scenes of carnage have become all too common for the people of iraq this year. all told, the united nations estimates, more than 8000 iraqis have died in a surge of violence not seen since at least 2008. the latest came christmas day when at least 37 people died in car bombings that targeted christian areas of baghdad. now, "the new york times" reports, the u.s. is rushing to bolster iraq's ability to battle al- qaeda insurgents behind many of the attacks. iraqi prime minister nuri al- maliki appealed for the help when he met with president obama in washington two months ago. during that same visit, he detailed his nation's dilemma. >> ( translated ): terrorists came back to iraq when the conflict started in syria. groups like al-qaida and the nusra front found there's another chance to benefit from the political conflict and create terror in iraq. so, the terrorists found a second chance. the u.s. assistance
troops left iraq, its government is battling sunni muslim extremists, and now the pentagon is sending over fire power to help in the fight. hari sreenivasan reports. >> reporter: scenes of carnage have become all too common for the people of iraq this year. all told, the united nations estimates, more than 8000 iraqis have died in a surge of violence not seen since at least 2008. the latest came christmas day when at least 37 people died in car bombings that targeted christian areas of...
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and i think what we've learned is that the pentagon initially after reports came into washington that the consulate had been attacked the -- they thought it was over. they thought it was an attack that occurred and then there was no reason to suspect that there would be a second wave which 40 cured hours later at the annex which is the c.i.a. facility. >> woodruff: so finally, adam, what about this -- the allegation that mr. hicks made that what really emerged from that hearing yesterday, which is that the obama administration, secretary clinton have not been as forthcoming as they should have been? that information -- investigators did not have access to the people and the information they needed to get to the bottom of this. >> well, i mean, that is an accusation we've also heard from many republicans and some democrats in congress who were concerned that information was not being shared quickly enough. in the immediate rung up to the u.s. elections last year it was a very sensitive issue. the state department provided a lot of documentation to congressional investigators. there was
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the newspaper cited confidential pentagon findings. and the founder of liberty reserve, an online currency transfer business, was indicted in new york on charges of laundering $6 billion worldwide. >> brown: online, is an advanced degree the ticket to a better job? hari sreenivasan tells us more. >> sreenivasan: in today's "ask the headhunter" column, before spending time and money on a graduate degree, ask yourself and your employer, what is it worth to the business? the answer may surprise you. tonight's edition of "frontline" explores the journey of an alleged rape victim through pakistan's justice system. find a link to "outlawed in pakistan" on our web site. and chat with judy woodruff; she'll be taking your questions at 1:30 p.m. eastern time tomorrow. tweet them to us at newshour. find details on our homepage. all that and more is at www.newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and an editor's note before we go. in our last honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict, we aired the wrong picture for sergeant fi
the newspaper cited confidential pentagon findings. and the founder of liberty reserve, an online currency transfer business, was indicted in new york on charges of laundering $6 billion worldwide. >> brown: online, is an advanced degree the ticket to a better job? hari sreenivasan tells us more. >> sreenivasan: in today's "ask the headhunter" column, before spending time and money on a graduate degree, ask yourself and your employer, what is it worth to the business? the...
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last month a confidential pentagon report charged chinese hackers had stolen design data on more than two dozen american weapons systems including an advanced patriot missile system and the f35 joint strike fighter. aides say president obama confronted xi with specific evidence. in public though, the language was measured. >> we're going to have to work very hard to build a system of defenses and protections both in the private sector and in the public sector even as we negotiate with other countries around setting up a common rules of the road. >> we need to pay close attention to this issue and find ways to resolve this issue. this matter can be an area for china and united states to work together with each other in a pragmatic way. >> brown: on other issues the two presidents did agree to work on reducing production of powerful greenhouse gases called hydro florocarbon. they joined in speaking against a nuclear-armed north korea. china has criticized pong i don't think for recent threats south korea and the u.s. and on sunday just a day after the obama-xi summit north korea held it
last month a confidential pentagon report charged chinese hackers had stolen design data on more than two dozen american weapons systems including an advanced patriot missile system and the f35 joint strike fighter. aides say president obama confronted xi with specific evidence. in public though, the language was measured. >> we're going to have to work very hard to build a system of defenses and protections both in the private sector and in the public sector even as we negotiate with...
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the pentagon said today the armed forces had more than 3,500 complaints, up from about 2,400 the previous year. officials said they can't tell if the spike signifies an actual increase in sexual assaults or that more people are reporting them, or both. twitter went public today and turned out to be a hit. the stock closed its first day of trading at just under $45 a share, more than 70% above the initial price set by the social media giant. we'll have more on that later in the program. the twitter debut couldn't stop a sell-off on wall street. it started after third quarter growth came in nearly a full point better than expected. the report raised fears that the federal reserve might curb stimulus efforts soon. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 153 points to close below 15,594. the nasdaq fell 74 points to close at 3,857. the heads of british intelligence warned today thatç surveillance leaks are doing serious damage to efforts to stop terrorism. they made an unprecedented joint public appearance before a committee of parliament. lucy manning of independent television news re
the pentagon said today the armed forces had more than 3,500 complaints, up from about 2,400 the previous year. officials said they can't tell if the spike signifies an actual increase in sexual assaults or that more people are reporting them, or both. twitter went public today and turned out to be a hit. the stock closed its first day of trading at just under $45 a share, more than 70% above the initial price set by the social media giant. we'll have more on that later in the program. the...
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it wasn't until members of congress started to ask questions, or senior officials in the pentagon said, hey, wait, why hasn't this been looked at mour thoroughly, and an article in the "washington post" that helped lead them to order this investigation. >> let's go back a moment. this wasn't the first incident at this base. >> certainly not. there was an incident called "the burning man" incident where an afghan translator working for british forces tried to drive a van, and rammed a plane carrying leon panetta. and when he missed, he almost ran over general gargganus, who later on told an untruth to reporters who were on the plane with panetta, saying there was no real incident. that translator drove his van into a ditch and tried to light himself on fire. there was already a heightened concern about attacks on that base. >> security bases in afghanistan a different ball of wax than other places we've been in part because of the ongoing withdrawal of the troops? >> it certainly complicates the matter. as troops are being reduced, and yet bases remain open, there is a need to protect t
it wasn't until members of congress started to ask questions, or senior officials in the pentagon said, hey, wait, why hasn't this been looked at mour thoroughly, and an article in the "washington post" that helped lead them to order this investigation. >> let's go back a moment. this wasn't the first incident at this base. >> certainly not. there was an incident called "the burning man" incident where an afghan translator working for british forces tried to...
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the president also met with pentagon leaders and said they're ashamed at the military's failure to stop sexual assault in the ranks. and the town of granbury, texas, picked up the pieces after a night of tornadoes that leveled homes and killed six people. >> brown: and online today: for astronauts, returning to earth is more complicated than just making a safe landing. kwame holman explains. >> holman: canadian astronaut chris hadfield recently returned from a four-month stay at the international space station. on the rundown, we examine how his body changed in space and the challenges of reacclimating to life on earth. and on art beat, a look at life on the streets of the windy city, ray suarez talks with photographer jon lowenstein who turned his lens on chicago's south sito ongoing violence in a project called "chicago's bloody year." all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on friday robert macneil and jim lehrer look back 40 years to the story that brought them together in our special report, "covering watergate."
the president also met with pentagon leaders and said they're ashamed at the military's failure to stop sexual assault in the ranks. and the town of granbury, texas, picked up the pieces after a night of tornadoes that leveled homes and killed six people. >> brown: and online today: for astronauts, returning to earth is more complicated than just making a safe landing. kwame holman explains. >> holman: canadian astronaut chris hadfield recently returned from a four-month stay at the...
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. >> reporter: later, the pentagon announced the non-profit fisher house foundation will underwrite the death benefits for now. there were other small signs of growing movement toward ending the standoff. the president met with all house democrats this afternoon, and planned to meet with a small group of house republicans tomorrow. and in the "wall street journal", republican congressman paul ryan of wisconsin appeared to drop demands for changes in the health care law. instead, he wrote: meanwhile, fallout from the shutdown continued to spread. >> all the effects i've described and i'm going to describe of the shutdown are negative. >> reporter: at a house hearing, the secretary of veterans affairs eric shinseki said the veteran benefits administration can't keep up with claims. >> since the shutdown began on 1 employees, half of whom are veterans. the shutdown directly threatens the v.a.'s ability to eliminate the backlog. we've lost ground we fought hard to take. >> reporter: one the economic at the same time, the centers for disease control recalled some workers to deal with a salmo
. >> reporter: later, the pentagon announced the non-profit fisher house foundation will underwrite the death benefits for now. there were other small signs of growing movement toward ending the standoff. the president met with all house democrats this afternoon, and planned to meet with a small group of house republicans tomorrow. and in the "wall street journal", republican congressman paul ryan of wisconsin appeared to drop demands for changes in the health care law. instead,...
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the pentagon is now investigating allegations that swenson's nomination was delayed because he criticized superiors over the handling of the battle approximately the military says his paperwork is lost. , i'm joined by david nakamora of the washington post. he has interviewed swenson many times. while this is a story of uncommon heroism. >> he left the military two years ago, he went back to his native seattle where he is from and where he went to college. he has kept a low profile. there is a lot of allegations that the army was concerned about his criticism, concerned about what kind of representation he would give if he was on a public stage. there are pressures from outside. what happened to his nomination? he deserved it, got it today stood up there like a good soldier and back in his uniform. that was a powerful moment. >> the president told the story of how this award came to be. it took a long time for those men to get air support when they were pinned down by those snipers. >> absolutely. our reporting showed it took about 90 minutes from what we understand from eyewitnesses from
the pentagon is now investigating allegations that swenson's nomination was delayed because he criticized superiors over the handling of the battle approximately the military says his paperwork is lost. , i'm joined by david nakamora of the washington post. he has interviewed swenson many times. while this is a story of uncommon heroism. >> he left the military two years ago, he went back to his native seattle where he is from and where he went to college. he has kept a low profile. there...
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a recent pentagon survey estimated 26,000 service members were victims of sexual crimes last year. only 3,400 of those assaults were actually reported to authorities. the latest case came yesterday. an army sergeant at the u.s. military academy at west point was charged with secretly video- taping female cadets in the bathrooms and showers. no one disputes the gravity of the problem-- the military's top official, general martin dempsey, called it a crisis. but there are arguments on what to do: kwame holman reports on efforts to prosecute the crimes and keep the assaults from happening in the first place. >> reporter: at a naval base in washington, the emphasis is on prevention. senior officers participate in a training program. the 90-minute class is called "take the helm." the teachers-- some of the navy's most experienced instructors and lawyers-- show a movie depicting off-duty sailors. in one scene, they're drinking and partying carousing that could end with a sexual assault. >> not in my room >> reporter: in another, sailors on board ship engage in sexually suggestive behavio
a recent pentagon survey estimated 26,000 service members were victims of sexual crimes last year. only 3,400 of those assaults were actually reported to authorities. the latest case came yesterday. an army sergeant at the u.s. military academy at west point was charged with secretly video- taping female cadets in the bathrooms and showers. no one disputes the gravity of the problem-- the military's top official, general martin dempsey, called it a crisis. but there are arguments on what to do:...
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secretary chuck hagel announced it today at a town hall with pentagon workers. thousands of workers at shipyards will be exempt, and there won't be as many furlough days as originally feared. but hagel said he could not avoid furloughs entirely under mandatory budget cuts from sequestration. >> i can't run this institution into the ditch. this will go until the end to have fiscal year. we've taken it as close to the line as we can and it's still capable of protecting this country and this country's interest around the world. >> holman: the furloughs are set to begin in early july. three u.s. troops were killed in southern afghanistan today. nato said they died when a roadside bomb struck their convoy in the zhari district of kandahar province. a day earlier, a truck bomb killed three georgian soldiers in the nato force. so far this year, 58 foreign troops have died in afghanistan, including 44 americans. authors of a sweeping u.s. immigration bill defeated new efforts today to make major changes in the measure. the senate judiciary committee spent a second day v
secretary chuck hagel announced it today at a town hall with pentagon workers. thousands of workers at shipyards will be exempt, and there won't be as many furlough days as originally feared. but hagel said he could not avoid furloughs entirely under mandatory budget cuts from sequestration. >> i can't run this institution into the ditch. this will go until the end to have fiscal year. we've taken it as close to the line as we can and it's still capable of protecting this country and this...